Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Essex County Council
County Hall, Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
UK
Contact person: Ms Natasha Irani-Goldsmith
Telephone: +44 7
E-mail: Natasha.I-Goldsmith2@essex.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH3
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.essex.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.essex.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
CO0419 Procurement of Insurance Policies
Reference number: DN738003
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Essex County Council has procured the following Insurance services, through an Open procedure procurement exercise:
Lot 1: Property Insurance (comprising buildings and contents that the Council are responsible for and includes maintained schools)
Lot 2: Motor Insurance (comprising general fleet and waste vehicles)
Lot 3: School Journeys (travel) Insurance (for all maintained schools. The policy covers all authorised personnel on official schools trips for personal accident and travel.)
Lot 4: Engineering Inspection Insurance (for all relevant plant in ECC buildings and maintained schools.)
Each contract will be for an initial term of 3 years (commencing 1st April 2025), with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years (12 month increments each).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
6 095 918.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Combined Property Insurance
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66515200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Property insurance for all buildings and contents that the Council is responsible for, including maintained schools (the policy also covers Business Interruption) for a period of 3 years with the
option to extend for a further 2 periods of 12 months.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting:
/ Weighting: 35
Quality criterion: Name: Social value / Weighting:
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
60
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Motor Insurance (comprising general fleet and waste vehicles)
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66514110
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Motor insurance for vehicles within our general fleet and waste fleet for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 periods of 12 months.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting:
/ Weighting: 35
Quality criterion: Quality criterion - Name: Social value / Weighting:
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
60
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
School Journeys (travel) Insurance
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66514100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
School Journey (travel) insurance for all maintained schools. The policy covers all authorised
personnel on official schools trips for personal accident and travel for a period of 3 years with
the option to extend for a further 2 periods of 12 months.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting:
/ Weighting: 40
Price
/ Weighting:
60
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
Engineering Inspection Insurance
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66519200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Engineering Inspection insurance services. This is a statutory requirement to comply with Health & Safety legislation. The inspection contract covers all relevant plant in ECC buildings and maintained schools for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 periods of 12 months.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting:
/ Weighting: 30
Price
/ Weighting:
70
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-031622
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: DN738003
Title: Combined Property Insurance
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24/02/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Risk Management Partners Ltd
London
EC3V 9LJ
UK
NUTS: UKH3
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 4 682 032.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: DN738003
Title: General Fleet Motor Insurance
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24/02/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Risk Management Partners Ltd
London
EC3V 9LJ
UK
NUTS: UKH3
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 676 049.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 3
Contract No: DN738003
Title: School Journeys (travel) Insurance
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24/02/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Risk Management Partners Ltd
London
EC3V 9LJ
UK
NUTS: UKH3
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 129 933.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 4
Contract No: DN738003
Title: Engineering Inspection Insurance
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24/02/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Allianz Engineering Inspection Services
Guildford
GU1 1DB
UK
NUTS: UKH3
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 607 903.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Court of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/03/2025